“It’s better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.” You may have read this quote and many derivative formats, and it’s core message seems to be the same. Be yourself, and content on your own path rather than trying to imitate another and be somebody …
If the ship on which Theseus sailed has been so heavily repaired and nearly every part replaced, is it still the same ship — and, if not, at what point did it stop being the same ship? The ship wherein Theseus and the youth of Athens returned had thirty oars, and was preserved by the …
Simplicity, talent and ideology all captured in one frame. From morning, I have read a lot of op-eds, each trying to outdo the other in paying tribute to her. Between nightingale, silence and loss of one’s voice (ah and yes, end of an era), everyone says nearly the same things, seemingly focusing more on the …
Rāmānujācharya was one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vasihnavism Sampradaya within Sanatana Dharma. He was also the proponent of the Viśiṣṭādvaita school of Vedānta. I must confess that I have not read much of his teachings, but I recall something I read a few years back, that I reproduce here: Whether we …
Ok. What’s common between bolt, buckle, clip, consult, left, dust, screen and Rohāmrta? They are all contronyms. That is, they can, depending on context, have opposite or contradictory meanings. For instance, bolt can mean to secure, or to flee, dust can mean adding fine particles, or removing them…and so on. Which is why many words …
What’s common between Aankh maare from Simbaa, Genda Phool from Baadshah, Aila Re from Suryavanshi, Rowdy Baby from Maari 2 and Naatu Naatu from RRR? Nothing really, except that they form the core of the Feed Baby playlist that we have. Rohāmrta apparently likes these songs on loop, given the enthusiasm that he displays in …
“Let’s brainstorm over lunch.” Today this usually means meeting up and thinking of ways to solve a problem – creativity, ideas, that sort of thing. Mention this before the 1930s, and it would elicit a very different reaction. Because, according to the 1934 edition of the Unabridged dictionary, brainstorm meant only “a violent, transient mental derangement manifested …
Today is Rohāmrta’s first English birthday. One year back – he arrived in this world, a bit earlier than anticipated. Was scheduled to come on Tuesday, the 2nd of February, but he decided that he couldn’t wait anymore, and besides, his father’s nakshatra was on 1st, not 2nd. And his father is known to be …
